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Hot hatch snapped leaving the Nurburgring with oversized alloys.

2012 Vauxhall Astra VXR front

By Tom Phillips

19th August 2010

Meet the wheely good Astra VXR. Spotted leaving the legendary Nurburgring, our spies captured this mule for the next Astra hot hatch wearing a seriously oversized set of alloys.

The 19-inch rims are wrapped in tyres being specially developed for the car by German firm Continental, while the wheel features a unique spoke design which not only looks the part, but is designed to direct cooling air onto the car’s brakes. The stoppers are made by Italian specialists Brembo, and feature gloss black calipers and drilled discs.

The wheel, tyre and brake combination will be necessary to tame the Astra’s impressive power levels. The car will use a thoroughly uprated version of the firm’s 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine. But while the current unit produces 237bhp, a Vauxhall spokesman confirmed that the next car will produce “levels of power that will rival the Focus RS.”

But despite the serious power, the Astra VXR won’t be four-wheel drive. Instead, it will use a sophisticated limited-slip diff and a version of the Insignia VXR’s torque-taming HyPerStrut system.

The firm will show the GTC Paris concept at the Paris Motor Show, which will preview the three-door version of the Astra. However, this car will be very close in specification to the car which will become the VXR, which is due on sale in the UK in late 2011.

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9 Comments

In picture 2 of 5 there seems to be an aston v8 vantage, with a facelifted bumper. But anyway, I'm looking forward to see what opal/vauxhall have come up with, will it be good enough to beat the renualtsport megane or the focus rs?

By koupekid on 20 August, 2010, 12:49pm

Couldnt give a stuff about another chav'ed up Astra to tailgate me but would like to know the story behind the Vantage in the background. Just a facelift or something more...

By jsweeney1 on 20 August, 2010, 1:09pm

Oh yes, @jsweeney1, not like some neanderthal footballer with a vantage would possibly do the same at all... and if you couldn't care less about the Astra WHY POST COMMENTS ON IT. Internet troll!

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By koupekid on 30 August, 2010, 5:18pm

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By nickbsmooth on 1 September, 2010, 4:04pm

if it does come with the limited slip diff as claimed then there wouldnt be and torque steer and minimal understeer - hopefully

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